Post by maddogfagin on May 8, 2010 19:36:30 GMT

Part Two

Disc 1: Lap Of Luxury/AstronomyDisc 2: Automotive Engineering/Tundra

Towards the end of the production run of the Lap Of Luxury release it reverted to a single disc issue in a sleeve without the inner photo. The cover was the same apart from the circular silver sticker.

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention” ― Kahlil Gibran

Post by maddogfagin on May 10, 2010 8:08:54 GMT

Thanks Tullist & Silkenmist. Makes the years of collecting worthwhile. Couple of oddities, not valuable but strange in some ways:

1987 reissue of LITP/Witch's Promise on Old Gold records

Fallen On Hard Times/Broadsword. Not the usual issue with the blue plastic label, but the white to blue label with the record pressed from the same master stamper which was used for the picture disc version. Marked on the label "Made In The UK" so it may have been for export.

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Post by 3chordtrick on Dec 2, 2010 20:42:59 GMT

Dear MaddogSorry not to have paid you a visit yet – my wife is content to visit Race Hill on her own these days since she now has her own car.Sir, I am impressed by your collection of “45” covers. It is a pity you were not contacted when the JT re-issue programme was underway – then all your covers could have been included within the notes – see the excellent work done during the Free and Moody Blues re-releases, to name but a few.One question. As JT “stuff” is not the most collectable of items vs. say Pink Floyd, The Beatles etc, what makes you spend your “hard earned” on these items? Still, as previously mentioned by another member, thanks to you and others like you, we can all still enjoy these viewing these 45’s which we borrowed from friends in days/decades gone by.Have a peaceful Christmas.RegardsGerry @ Bath

Post by 3chordtrick on Dec 2, 2010 20:43:58 GMT

Dear MaddogSorry not to have paid you a visit yet – my wife is content to visit Race Hill on her own these days since she now has her own car.Sir, I am impressed by your collection of “45” covers. It is a pity you were not contacted when the JT re-issue programme was underway – then all your covers could have been included within the notes – see the excellent work done during the Free and Moody Blues re-releases, to name but a few.One question. As JT “stuff” is not the most collectable of items vs. say Pink Floyd, The Beatles etc, what makes you spend your “hard earned” on these items? Still, as previously mentioned by another member, thanks to you and others like you, we can all still enjoy these viewing these 45’s which we borrowed from friends in days/decades gone by.Have a peaceful Christmas.RegardsGerry @ Bath

Post by maddogfagin on Dec 3, 2010 9:16:20 GMT

Dear MaddogSorry not to have paid you a visit yet – my wife is content to visit Race Hill on her own these days since she now has her own car.Sir, I am impressed by your collection of “45” covers. It is a pity you were not contacted when the JT re-issue programme was underway – then all your covers could have been included within the notes – see the excellent work done during the Free and Moody Blues re-releases, to name but a few.One question. As JT “stuff” is not the most collectable of items vs. say Pink Floyd, The Beatles etc, what makes you spend your “hard earned” on these items? Still, as previously mentioned by another member, thanks to you and others like you, we can all still enjoy these viewing these 45’s which we borrowed from friends in days/decades gone by.Have a peaceful Christmas.RegardsGerry @ Bath

Thanks Gerry. As for vinyl records, especially singles, I started collecting them as a youngster and when the Jethro Tull "thing" kicked in when I was a little bit older I bought every issue as it was released here in the UK. Over the years, like many vinylholics, I've bought continental releases as and when I could afford them and I still drool over some of the 45's on the internet especially ebay and the like.

Mind you, like most folks, I regret mislaying records at parties and ones loaned to people who you never see again. Lost my copy of the Cyril Davis EP many years ago for example which introduced me to the blues and I'm saving my hard earned wonga to get a replacement copy of that one as I speak.

Anyway, it's good to know that the images are appreciated.

Cheers

Maddog

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention” ― Kahlil Gibran

Post by maddogfagin on Dec 3, 2010 21:07:36 GMT

Interesting & very much appreciated, Maddog. "When the Jethro Tull "thing" kicked in." I like that.

It's rather like a "conversion of Saul" moment when you suddenly realise that here is a band, as in my case, that you can really understand and empathise with. Probably "thing" is to broad a description but I reckon you know what I mean.

Would probably make a great university thesis.

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention” ― Kahlil Gibran

Post by maddogfagin on Dec 4, 2010 18:11:41 GMT

Yes, I know what you mean. Since 1972 for me. It was like walking into light, then. Of course the complete Brick in concert kinda helped. Cheers!

And that's why, for me at least, the opening bars of "My Sunday Feeling" will always bring back the memory of buying "This Was" (in mono) at a very small record shop just next to West Croydon railway station and catching the bus back home and then blasting the music out from my "Echo" record player which really p1ssed of my Mum & Dad and the rest of the family ;D

I'd bought the first Island Records singles more or less as they were issued here in the UK, but "This Was" was on a different level.

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rabey: Thanks for the interest. Unfortunately because Ian/Tull is doing his own book when I sent a request to find John I got stonewalled, even though I have a signed contract by Ian from 2013 stating I was doing a DVD version of The book. I also have had troubleMay 7, 2019 23:11:47 GMT

rabey: I guess after 5 years Ian forgot this even existed. Imean, he never even listed my book with all the other books that have been out of print for decades, yet mine and Tim S still have books in print and we're not mentioned.May 7, 2019 23:13:11 GMT

rabey: I just get the impression that this AND having just dealt with Tull are all they care about really and it peeves me when the truth is when I first got my original contract with a US publisher to write the book with quotes on 3 other books on ELP,Crimson,May 7, 2019 23:21:53 GMT

rabey: and YES, I contacted both Martin and Dave from AND and offered involvement in writing and photography. but Dave said no interest and martin was happy to get his photos printed just for credit. Later Daves book arrived and martin wanted 100 bucks a shot.May 7, 2019 23:25:00 GMT

rabey: Anyway, The publisher refused the cost of photos, Martin wrote the only negative review of the book in print except for Amazon where a few stinkers stalled it's movement, but basically there was nothing advertising the book outside the UK. May 7, 2019 23:29:01 GMT